Teaching phonics just got easier! The Essential Phonics Toolkit for Elementary Teachers is your go-to resource for helping students build strong reading skills—without spending hours planning. Designed for busy educators, this print-and-go toolkit includes everything you need to teach phonics effectively and confidently.

What’s Inside?

✔️ Step-by-Step Lesson Plans – Easy-to-follow instructions that take the guesswork out of teaching phonics.
✔️ Engaging Literacy Centers – Fun, hands-on activities that reinforce key reading skills in an interactive way.
✔️ Decodable Passages – Targeted reading practice that helps students apply phonics skills in context.

Bonus! Exclusive Access to Phonics Made Easy Training – A FREE 30-minute video training where you'll learn simple, science-backed techniques to make phonics instruction easier and more effective.

Why Teachers Love It:

✔️ Saves Time – No more scrambling for last-minute resources! Everything is ready to print and use.
✔️ Builds Student Confidence – Structured lessons ensure students progress at the right pace.
✔️ Proven Strategies – Research-backed methods that help kids become fluent, independent readers.

Whether you’re a classroom teacher, homeschooling parent, or intervention specialist, the Essential Phonics Toolkit for Elementary Teachers will help you teach phonics with ease and success.

Instant Download – Start Teaching Right Away!

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The mega pack of task cards is great to use for literacy centers, small-group instruction, or during homeschooling.

Because the task cards are decodable, the words are carefully selected to ensure that they contain only the phonics patterns and sight words students have already learned so children can build fluency and confidence as they read and have ample opportunities to practice and reinforce their new skills.

And THAT means students will be able to complete the activities independently so you're freed up to work with your small reading groups.

Just print the cards, cut them apart, laminate for extra durability, and place each set in a task box for simple storage. The sets even includes task box labels to keep your collection organized and easy to find.

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Because the task cards are decodable, the words are carefully selected to ensure that they contain only the phonics patterns and sight words students have already learned so children can build fluency and confidence as they read and have ample opportunities to practice and reinforce their new skills.

And THAT means students will be able to complete the activities independently so you're freed up to work with your small reading groups.

Just print the cards, cut them apart, laminate for extra durability, and place each set in a task box for simple storage. The set even includes task box labels to keep your collection organized and easy to find.

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The science of reading has proven that teaching students to hear the sounds in words helps them learn to read more quickly. Since every speech sound has its own unique “recipe,” focusing in on the look and feel of the sound first helps students' brains create a mental file folder they can use to quickly connect the sound to the written letter later.

Swapping out your word wall for a sound wall helps students' brains make connections between the sounds they just do to something they can intentionally do. 

Whether it’s on your bulletin board or in an individual folder, the sound wall can be used for reference as you’re introducing new sounds to your whole class or in small groups. Students can refer back to the wall as they’re decoding texts or writing independently or in small groups. 

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→ Step-by-step lesson plans for 21 different phonics skills that make it easy to teach students everything from the digraph TH through Magic E words. Just flip to the page and read through each step!

→ 43 ready-to-use literacy centers that make it fun for kids to practice each of the phonics skills. Hit "print," and you're ready to play.

→ Print-and-go reading passages that align with each lesson so you can stop time-sucking hunts for follow up practice material.

→ Quick phonics assessments that make it easy to pinpoint the specific skills each student needs to learn next. (They come in print AND digital so you can pick your favorite!)

→Progress monitoring assessments and interventions so you can keep track of students’ learning and provide targeted reteaching that ensures EVERY student succeeds. 

→ Sound maps that help children memorize words that include each phonics skill in as little as 5 exposures.

.... Plus so much more!

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→ Step-by-step lesson plans for 26 different phonics skills that make it easy to teach students everything from the very first letter sound /m/ through inflectional ending -s. Just flip to the page and read through each step!

→ 66 ready-to-use literacy centers that make it fun for kids to practice each of the phonics skills. Hit "print," and you're ready to play.

→ Print-and-go reading passages that align with each lesson so you can stop time-sucking hunts for follow up practice material.

→ Quick phonics assessments that make it easy to pinpoint the specific skills each student needs to learn next. (They come in print AND digital so you can pick your favorite!)

→Progress monitoring assessments and interventions so you can keep track of students’ learning and provide targeted reteaching that ensures EVERY student succeeds. 

→ Sound maps that help children memorize words that include each phonics skill in as little as 5 exposures.

→ Playful handwriting activity sheets that make it fun to learn proper letter formation. 

.... Plus so much more!

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EASILY TEACH:

• The 7 jobs of silent E
• Ghost letter digraphs (KN, WR, GN, MB)
• The floss rule (doubling F, L, S, Z)
• Doubling rule (doubling the consonant before adding an ending)
• When to spell /ow/ OU or OW
• When to spell an initial /k/ sound with C or K
• The silent L rule
• The two ending sounds of Y
• Other sounds of Y
• Whether to spell the ending /ch/ sound with TCH or CH
• Plural endings (ES or S)
• How to spell two-letter vowel sounds
• When S says /s/ or /z/ at the end of a word
• When C and G make their hard and soft sound
• Vowel sounds with W
• Long vowel sounds
• Closed syllable exceptions
• The Milk Truck Rule (when to end a word with K or CK)
• The Kind Gift Rule (vowel sounds followed by two consonants)
• When a whiny A is formed
• When a broad A is formed
• Digraphs
• Sounds of Q
• Magic E makes a long vowel that says its name
• Voiced and unvoiced sounds

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→ Step-by-step lesson plans for 128 different phonics skills that make it easy to teach students everything from the very first letter sound /m/ through complicated spelling patterns like the trigraph -TCH. Just flip to the page and read through each step!

→ 267 ready-to-use literacy centers that make it fun for kids to practice each of the phonics skills. Hit "print," and you're ready to play.

→ Print-and-go reading passages that align with each lesson so you can stop time-sucking hunts for follow up practice material.

→ Sound maps that help children memorize words that include each phonics skill in as little as 5 exposures.

→ Playful handwriting activity sheets that make it fun to learn proper letter formation. 

→ 40 weeks of daily phonological awareness warm ups that build students’ rock solid phonological awareness foundation.

→ Quick phonics and phonological awareness assessments that make it easy to pinpoint the specific skills each student needs to learn next. (They come in print AND digital so you can pick your favorite!)

 → Progress monitoring assessments and interventions so you can keep track of students’ learning and provide targeted reteaching that ensures EVERY student succeeds. 

.... Plus so much more!

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SHORT VOWEL POSTERS INCLUDED:

• 3 Short A
• 3 Short E
• 3 Short I
• 3 Short O
• 3 Short U

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Just hit "print," cut the pages in half, and staple, and you'll quickly have an engaging decodable reader!

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This giant bundle of decodable passages practices short vowels, digraphs, floss rule, beginning and ending blends, CVCe long vowel words, vowel teams, diphthongs, r-influenced vowels, word endings, and trigraphs. They are perfect for any pre-k, kindergarten, first or second grade classroom!

Just hit "print" and you're ready to go!

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BUILD 11 PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS SKILLS:

• Sentence segmenting

• Syllable segmenting

• Onset-rime

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Phonemic awareness

• Isolating phonemes

• Blending phonemes

• Adding phonemes

• Deleting phonemes

• Segmenting phonemes

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND 6 PHONICS TOOLS THAT FIT PERFECTLY IN A PENCIL BOX:

--> Easy to follow assembly directions

--> 6 colorful phonics tool box labels

--> An alphabet chart

--> A digraph and blend chart

--> 2 consonant and vowel sound walls (one with mouth shapes and one without)

--> A reusable sound map

Plus a list of additional hands-on supplies you can add from the dollar store, Target or Walmart for even more fun!

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Easy to follow directions including 5 questions you can ask students to help them differentiate between the look and feel of each sound

--> 2 bulletin board-sized sound walls so you can choose the design you like best

--> 2 file folder-sized sound walls that make it easy to create an individual set for each child in class

--> Cover up sheets that build students' excitement to learn a new sound

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Old school lists like Dolch and Fry were sorted by the frequency words appear in text. For instance, THE is written most often so it’s the first words students practice. The philosophy isn’t terrible – if a child is going to read THE more than any other word, it makes sense that learning it first would come in handy.

The problem is that THE is often taught right alongside other words that follow completely different rules: OF, AND, A... And that means kids have to wrap their brain around:

- the short A sound in AND,
- the long A sound in A,
- the F that makes a V sound in OF,
- and (as if that wasn’t enough!) the two letters T & H that make just one sound in THE.

It’s no wonder that so many students struggle with sight word lists!

But there is a *much* easier way! Instead of sorting sight words by frequency, we can sort them by phonics skill. Then students can master one spelling rule at a time!

These print-and-go sheets make it so easy for you to do just that! They include the Dolch sight words through second grade, the first 200 Fry sight words, and the Zeno sight words.

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The activities are tailor-made for kindergarten, first grade or second grade small group instruction, centers or whole class lessons.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 1-20 Counting Clip Cards. Work on ten frames and counting from 1 to 20.

--> Roll and Colors. Practice immediately recognizing the numbers 1 to 6.

--> Roll, ADD and Color. Easily differentiate for kids who are ready to start working on addition.

--> This or That. Compare two numbers and color the one that's bigger. 3 levels for easy differentiation.

--> Groundhog Shapes. Learn 2D shape names and practice graphing.

--> Groundhog Predictions. Make predictions and work on graphing.

--> Alphabet Groundhogs. Practice upper and lowercase pairs.

--> Alphabet Puzzles. Match up each letter with a word that starts with it.

--> Alphabet Spin. Spin a letter and color a word that starts with it.

--> EDITABLE Don't Wake the Groundhog Sight Word Game. Work on reading and writing any words under the sun.

--> Groundhog Day Magic. Make your sight words magically appear.

--> 2 Story Starters. Build students' creativity as you work on writing.

--> If I Were a Groundhog... Stretch kids' imaginations while they practice writing.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

--> 10 cover ups focusing on the numbers 1 to 50.

--> 10 cover ups practicing the numbers 1 to 120.

--> 10 cover ups working on 1 to 1,000.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND...

10 weekly checklists giving kids 10 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning. The activities include math games, literacy practice and even simple science experiments!

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Students will love using their base ten blocks to build each pair of numbers so they can see which one is greater.

And YOU'LL love that the activity is so easy to differentiate! Every set comes in 3 versions: practice 1 to 20, 1 to 50, or stretch kids who are ready by pulling out the 1 to 120 option.

This math center is great to use as a math station, morning work or early finisher activity.

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Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a basket of the matching math manipulatives: rainbow bears, unifix cubes, craft sticks or pattern blocks.

You can even print off the record sheet to keep track of students' learning!

Kids will love building the patterns and then adding on to stretch them further.

As a bonus, the set also includes a create your own pattern challenge for kids who are ready for a next step.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

--> Record sheets

--> A bonus challenge asking kids to build a pattern of their own

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They build students' problem solving skills while also working on geometry, counting, comparing, AND (of course!) symmetry at the same time. They're jam packed with learning!

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Just print the mats and laminate them for added durability. Then grab a a basket of pattern blocks, pom poms and playdough. Kids will love solving all of the challenges!

You can easily stretch the activity for students who are ready for a challenge by giving them the set of harder challenges or simplify it for children who are new to symmetry by pulling out the easier one.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 2 versions of 20 pattern block symmetry mats (easier + harder)

--> 18 pom pom symmetry mats

--> 15 playdough symmetry mats

--> A bonus symmetry monster challenge

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They're jam-packed with learning!

Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a geoboard and rubber band set. Kids will love building all 10 different shapes, 9 math symbols plus the numbers 1-20.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

--> 2 versions of 10 shape cards (easier + harder)

--> 2 versions of 9 math symbol cards (easier + harder)

--> 2 versions of 20 number cards (easier + harder)

--> Record sheets

--> A bonus challenge asking kids to build 4 geoboard designs of their own.

You can easily stretch the activity for kids who are ready for a challenge by giving them the set of harder challenges or simplify it for students who are new to geoboards by pulling out the easier one.

As a bonus, the set also includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.

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They're jam packed with learning!

Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a geoboard and rubber band set. Kids will love building all 26 uppercase letters and their 26 lowercase pairs.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

--> 2 versions of uppercase letter cards (easier + harder)

--> 2 versions of lowercase letter cards (easier + harder)

--> Record sheets

--> A bonus challenge asking kids to build 4 geoboard designs of their own.

You can easily stretch the activity for kids who are ready for a challenge by giving them the set of harder challenges or simplify it for students who are new to geoboards by pulling out the easier one.

As a bonus, the set also includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.

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This mega bundle provides 5 pocket chart graphs for each month so kids can practice data analysis all year long.

They're great to use as morning work or quick whole group lessons!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> EDITABLE student cards that make it easy to print personalized pocket chart cards for every child in class.

--> 5 pocket chart graphs for each month.

--> 5 follow up record sheets for each month.

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The set includes 146 different options so you can easily organize your books by months, holidays, themes or reading level.

There's even a blank set of labels and stickers so you can make new ones for anything under the sun!

NOTE: The cards are 4.25 inches wide x 5.5 inches tall. To make them smaller, just print them at a smaller percentage. For instance, you could print them at 75% to make them 3.18 inches x 4.125 inches. The formatting will stay the same but the scale will shrink.

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Use it with any word list under the sun: sight words, word families, themed holiday words, classmates' names... the sky's the limit! Kids love that they're fun - grown ups love that they're ready to play!

Whether you're in need of ready to go word work activities, literacy centers or fun spelling practice , this pack has you covered.

The games make practice reading, spelling and writing words so motivating.

EASIEST PREP EVER

The sight word game boards couldn't get any simpler to prep. Just print the activity you want kids to work on, grab one or two school supplies like playing pieces and dice, and you're all set. Easy peasy!

EASILY DIFFERENTIATE WORD LISTS

The sight word board games are incredibly easy to differentiate so you can give kids at different reading levels "just right" practice. Type in your word list for your first level of readers, and print the activity you want your kids to play.

Hop back to the word list and swap out the words for your next level of readers. The new words will automatically load into the correct spot on all of the activities.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND

The 18 editable sight word board games  are guaranteed fun for kids!

The pack includes ready to play board games and coordinating follow up record sheets for tons of holidays:

--> New Year's Dash

--> President's Day Run

--> Groundhog Scoot

--> Valentine's Day Zip

--> Leprechaun Scramble

--> Easter Hustle

--> Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

--> July 4th Hustle

--> Columbus Day Race

--> Halloween Dart

--> Veterans Day Bustle

--> Thanksgiving Charge

--> Hanukkah Sprint

--> Santa Scurry

PLUS 4 BONUS SEASONAL GAMES

--> Spring Scramble

--> Summer Splash

--> Fall Shuffle

--> Winter Surge

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 26 Building Challenges + record sheet

--> 30 Weight Challenges + record sheet (INCLUDES "MASS" VERSION)

--> 15 Length Challenges + record sheet

--> 15 Problem Solving Extensions + record sheet

--> 15 Pattern Challenges + record sheet

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The print and play cards have kids build all 26 uppercase letters, their 26 lowercase pairs PLUS the numbers 0 to 20.

Students will have so much fun that they won't even realize they're working on problem solving, geometry, math vocabulary... even beginning fractions!

To make it easy for you to differentiate, there are TWO versions of the activity:

-> For Pre-K or beginning Kindergarten, have students build the letters and numbers directly on the full size mats.

-> For later Kindergarten and First Grade, stretch students by giving them the mini versions of the pattern block designs so they have to look at the image and then recreate a real-life replica. They'll practice shape recognition, of course, but they also work on their design, engineering, problem solving and scaling skills too.⁣ By adding a little extra dose of thinking, they magnify their STEM skills. ⁣

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND...

BEGINNING VERSION -

--> 2 versions of uppercase full size mats (in color + black and white)

--> 2 versions of lowercase full size mats (in color + black and white)

--> 2 versions of 1-10 full size mats (in color + black and white)

ADVANCED VERSION-

--> 2 versions of uppercase letter task cards (in color + black and white)

--> 2 versions of lowercase letter task cards (in color + black and white)

--> 2 versions of 0-20 number task cards (in color + black and white)

--> Record sheets

--> A bonus challenge asking kids to pick a number or letter and find ANOTHER way to build it.

-> The set even includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.

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Positive praise is the best way to motivate, isn't it?!

Children love collecting the tags on binder rings and showing them off to their families at home.

This set includes 30 tags including 4 EDITABLE ones!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Caring Friend

--> Team Player

--> Critical Thinker

--> Hard Worker

--> Helpful Leader

--> Great Citizen

--> Incredible Listener

--> Rockstar Reader

--> Math Whiz

--> Awesome Author

--> Inquiring Scientist

--> Substitute Helper

--> Friendly Sharer

--> Super Hand Raiser

--> Quiet Walker

--> Patient Waiter

--> Encouraging Classmate

--> Creative Artist

--> Energetic Athlete

--> Cleaning Superhero

--> Kind Friend

--> Word Detective

--> Handwriting Ninja

--> Sight Word Champ

--> Recess Rule Follower

--> Super Citizen

PLUS 4 editable good choice tags!

These tags will take your classroom management to a whole new level of motivation.

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First up?! Get to work customizing your center cards.

The set includes 48 EDITABLE center cards! (You can check out the complete list in the product description below.)

PLUS, you'll receive 20 editable color group labels (12 shape groups + 8 color groups).

Or, if you prefer, type your own names onto the set of customizable group labels.

Because the set is completely customizable, the options are limitless!

AND, as a fun bonus, you'll also get customizable student labels so you can personalize a pocket chart of their math groups too.

The editable math center labels will take your rotations to a whole new level of organization.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Addition

--> Base ten blocks

--> Board Games

--> Calendar

--> Card Games

--> Comparing

--> Computers

--> Counting

--> Counting bears

--> Dice

--> Dominoes

--> Estimation

--> Fact Families

--> Fractions

--> Geometry

--> Graphing

--> iPad

--> LEGOS

--> Magnetic Numbers

--> Math Facts

--> Math journal

--> Math links

--> Measurement

--> Meet with the teacher (6 versions)

--> Money

--> Number line

--> Pattern blocks

--> Playdough

--> Popsicle Sticks

--> Puzzles

--> Reading math books

--> Shapes

--> Smart Board

--> Sorting

--> Spinner Games

--> Subtraction

--> Surprise

--> Tallying

--> Temperature

--> Ten frames

--> Time

--> Unifix cubes

--> Weight

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--> Students will learn about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) by making a crafty flip book, 

--> ​​They’ll discover the importance of recycling and composting by completing a hands-on sort, 

--> Kids will ​​build critical math skills by solving a batch of geoboard challenges,

--> And they'll use a simple plastic bag to work on problem solving and ​​team work.

There's so much learning ahead!

The STEM challenges are perfect for STEM centers, early finisher activities, science and math centers or just because.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Reduce, reuse, recycle flip book

--> Compost, recycle and trash sort

--> 10 EASY geoboard task cards + record sheet

--> 10 HARD geoboard task cards + record sheet

--> Plastic bag challenge + record sheet

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The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.

Inside you'll find:

• 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?"
• 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?" OR "What weighs less?"
• 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?"
• 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?" OR "What is shorter?"
• Dancing Candy Heart Science Experiment

All five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND an answer key making it easy for you to check their results.

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The STEM challenges are perfect for winter parties, snow units, early finisher activities, STEM boxes or just because.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Snow fact sheet

--> "All About Snow" record sheet

--> 10 toothpick and marshmallow task cards + record sheet

--> Build your own toothpick and marshmallow snowflake + record sheet

--> 10 EASY geoboard task cards + record sheet

--> 10 HARD geoboard task cards + record sheet

--> 12 task cards comparing the weight of marshmallow "snowballs" to common class supplies like paperclips

--> 2 EASY roll and cover pattern block mats

--> 2 HARD roll, add and cover pattern block mats

--> I Have, Who Has 2D Shape Game

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They're perfect for Halloween parties, fall units, early finisher activities, STEM boxes or just because.

The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, as Halloween stations, fall centers or as early finisher tasks.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 15 pattern block task cards + a record sheet

--> 2 pattern block cover up challenges + a record sheet

--> 1 pattern block design sheet

--> Pumpkin Investigation (in U.S. and metric units)

--> Pumpkin Elevator Challenge

--> Pumpkin Catapult Challenge

--> Pumpkin Stand Challenge

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The eight comparing numbers games are perfect for preschool or kindergarten!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Alligator Crunch. Help your alligator eat the cookie with the most chocolate chips.

--> Block Towers. Use unifix cubes or LEGOS to build and compare number towers.

--> Ten Frame Clip Cards. Compare the ten frames and clip the correct comparison symbol in the middle.

--> Roll and Compare. Roll the dice and write the corresponding comparison.

--> Number Munch. Complete the number sentence with the correct symbol.

--> Compare Bears. Compare two sets of counting bears to find the biggest number.

--> Button Jars. Count the buttons in each jar and clip the one holding the most.

--> Candy Shop. Flip two gumballs and make a number sentence.

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The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 15 geoboard task cards + a record sheet

--> 15 building block task cards + a record sheet

--> 15 linear measurement task cards + a record sheet

--> 10 baby animal match up puzzles

--> How many long? measurement activity

--> Roll and Cover Pattern Block Mats (There are two versions: one practicing numbers and a second for addition.)

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The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Apple Investigation Sheets (There are two versions: one using US measurement and one for metric.)

--> Apple Boat Races

--> Apple Life Cycle Poster

--> Apple Life Cycle Craftivity

--> Apple Life Cycle Cut and Paste Sequencing Activity

--> What's Next? (You can practice any combination of numbers from 1 to 120.)

--> 2D Shape Concentration Game (Pick from 10 different 2D shapes.)

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Since the 60 editable schedule cards are customizable, you can easily change the activity names. Just click on the text box and type in a new one!

Ready to work on telling time? Post your favorite type of clock next to the name of each activity. The set includes three versions: digital, analog and a combination of both. They're all editable too!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

The 60 editable schedule cards are customizable so you can easily change the activity names. You'll find one card for each of the following events:

--> Art

--> Assembly

--> Birthday

--> Buddies

--> Calendar

--> Class Meeting

--> Clean Up

--> Circle Time

--> Craft

--> Daily 5

--> Dance Party

--> Dismissal

--> Drill (4 versions)

--> Field Trip

--> Free Choice

--> Gym

--> Journals

--> Library

--> Lunch

--> Math

--> Math Centers

--> Morning Work

--> Music

--> Pack Up

--> Party

--> P.E.

--> Pictures

--> Phonics

--> Play Time (2 versions)

--> Poetry

--> Quiet Time

--> Reading (3 versions)

--> Recess (3 versions)

--> Science

--> Science Centers

--> Smart Board

--> Show and Tell

--> Snack

--> Social Studies

--> STEM

--> Surprise

--> Visitor (2 versions)

--> Tablets

--> Technology

--> Word Work (4 versions)

--> Worship

--> Writing (2 versions)

PLUS 3 TYPES OF CLOCKS:

--> Analog

--> Digital

--> Both analog and digital

Check out all of the cards included in this set below.

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The clip art and boxes are in the perfect spot so you don't have to waste time fancying up your newsletter. Just click on the headers and text to customize it.

For an extra pop of color, print the sheets on colored paper.

Prefer sending your newsletter by email? Save the file as a PDF and you're ready to go. Easy peasy!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 1 set of monthly newsletter templates featuring kids holding calendars

--> 1 set of monthly newsletter templates featuring kids celebrating holidays

--> 21 editable reminder notes for common school events including field trips, field day and STEM night.

NOTE - The text is completely customizable but you need Microsoft PowerPoint to edit it.

EVENTS INCLUDED IN THE REMINDER NOTES:

As a bonus, help busy families stay on top of school happenings with editable reminder notes! There's one for:

--> Open House

--> Class Photos

--> Field Trip

--> Math Night

--> Art Auction

--> STEM Night

--> Science Night

--> Movie Night

--> Music Night

--> Field Day

--> Carnival (2 Versions)

--> Book Drive

--> Book Fair

--> Harvest Party/Halloween Party

--> Valentine Party

--> St. Patrick's Day Party

--> Easter Party ( 2 Versions)

--> Birthday Party

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They're perfect for new readers in Pre-K and Kindergarten.

----------------> Bundle with all of our emergent readers and SAVE!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 10 emergent reader books in color practicing all five vowels PLUS the common sight words "this, is, look, there, a, do, you, see, the, like, my, and, I, can, we, need, is, with, she, could, went, to."

--> A second set of the same 10 books in black and white in case you'd like to save ink.

--> Matching reading pointers students can use to point underneath each word as they read. The pointers are a playful way to build kids' one to one correspondence and help them remember to read left to right across the page.

--> Pocket chart cards you can use to practice the text as a whole class or during your read around the room center.

--> Follow up practice pages to use as guided reading activities, morning work, a literacy center or homework.

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They're a helpful tool for Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade students who are learning beginning sounds because they can easily match the upper and lowercase alphabet letter to a familiar word that starts with it.

You can even print multiple sheets on a page to make flashcards students can take home for review.

Get ready to add a fun pop of color to your walls!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 26 alphabet posters featuring uppercase and lowercase letters and an image to go along with the letter

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The set is perfect to use as science experiments, in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.

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Scroll down to check out what's inside.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Sprout House science experiment and record sheet

--> Photosynthesis and Parts of a Seed posters

--> Newspaper STEM challenge and record sheet

--> (4) roll and cover pattern block mats practicing the numbers 1-6

--> (4) roll, add and cover pattern block mats working on addition to 12

--> 15 pattern block challenges

--> Pattern block design sheet

All five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND easy to follow instructions making it easy for you to lead the activity.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?"

--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?" OR "What weighs less?"

--> 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?"

--> 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?" OR "What is shorter?"

--> 15 geoboard challenges

--> Rubber egg science experiment

All six STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND an answer key making it easy for you to check their results.

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STUDENTS WILL LOVE:

--> Building 10 Irish objects out of LEGOS.

--> Helping leprechauns carry gold across water by creating a raft that really floats.

--> Learning about buoyancy by pouring a Skittles rainbow into a jar.

--> Using common kitchen supplies to make a chemical reaction that polishes "leprechaun coins".

--> Adding on to and creating Skittles patterns.

And, to help you track students' growth, all five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers.

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This print and play pack includes 13 motivating ways to teach alphabet letters, word families, sight words, number concept, graphing, making ten and so much more.

The St. Patrick's Day activities are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for pre-K and kindergarten!

Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Alphabet Puzzles. A playful way to work on letter sounds.

--> Rhyming Puzzles. Find the matching words.

--> Perfect Pairs. Sound out 16 pairs of CVC words.

--> EDITABLE Gold Rush Sight Word Game. Race to the gold as you read and write sight words along the way.

--> EDITABLE Leprechaun Words. Write your word list in a St. Patrick's Day tray!

--> 3 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.

MATH

The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including counting, number writing, patterns, shapes and graphing.

--> 1-20 Ten Frame Dab. Read the number and then fill your ten frame with that many dots.

--> Shamrock Ten Frames. Spin a number and color the shamrock ten frame to match.

--> Making 10 Challenge Cards and Review Sheet. How many more do you need to make 10?

--> Cut and Paste Patterns. Solve AB, AAB and ABC patterns.

--> Leprechaun Shapes. Spin a shape, name it and graph it. What shape reaches the top first?

--> Counting Clip Cards. Count the St. Patrick's Day objects and clip the matching number from 1-12.

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The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?"

--> 16 weight comparison cards asking "What weighs more?" OR "What weighs less?"

--> 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?"

--> 16 length comparison cards asking "What is longer?" OR "What is shorter?"

--> Dancing Candy Heart Science Experiment

All five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND an answer key making it easy for you to check their results.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Pattern Block Snowflakes

--> Mitten Patterns

--> Roll and Cover Game

The motivating batch of winter STEM challenges are perfect to use with small groups or as centers in pre-k, kindergarten or first grade.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Geoboard Challenges

-->  LEGO Building Challenges

--> 2D Gumdrop Toothpick Shapes

--> Candy Cane Science Experiment

--> Roll, Add and Cover Game

The motivating batch of STEM challenges are perfect to use with small groups or as centers.

It's the perfect compliment to our 23 Christmas Activities!

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Pre-K and kindergarten students will love the 13 motivating activities including alphabet puzzles, counting activities, sight word games, graphing sheets, pattern cards, addition and subtraction activities and more.

Check out all the fun details below!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Alphabet Gumdrops. Such a motivating way to work on letter recognition and upper and lowercase pairing.

--> Beginning Sound Puzzles. Solve playful puzzles by matching letters to words that start with them.

--> Gingerbread Families. Practice word families by brainstorming three at a time.

--> EDITABLE Gumdrop Words. Make sight words magically appear on gumdrops!

--> EDITABLE Sight Word Race. Race around the game board reading and writing sight words!

--> Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.

MATH

--> 1 to 20 Clip Cards. A fun counting, number recognition and fine motor activity in one.

--> Roll a Gingerbread Man. Practice the numbers 1 to 6 with a playful dice game.

--> Colorful Numbers. A motivating way to work on number writing.

--> Gumdrop Patterns. Practice AB, AAB, ABB, ABC and AABB patterns with a holiday twist.

--> Shape Graphs. Flick the spinner, name the shape and graph it. What shape reaches the top first?

--> Gumdrop Write and Wipe Addition Cards. How many gumdrops do you have in all?

--> Subtracting from Ten. Roll the die and take away that many gumdrops. How many are left?

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Clip the words that start with each letter.

But don't be fooled! Four of the choices aren't a match.

There's one wheel for all 26 letters.

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Kids will love coloring the uppercase and lowercase letters to make the hidden picture magically appear.

The set includes one page for all 26 letters from A to Z.

--> Bundle with 19 more alphabet activities and save!

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First up?! Get to work customizing your center cards.

The set includes 28 editable center cards including read alone, read around the room, sight word games, phonics, listening center and more.

PLUS, you'll receive 20 editable color group labels (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown and pink + 12 animals).

Or, if you prefer, type your own names onto the set of customizable group labels.

Because the set is completely customizable, the options are limitless!

AND, as a fun bonus, you'll also get customizable labels for students' book boxes so you can personalize them too.

The editable literacy center labels will take your rotations to a whole new level of organization.

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The 60 hands-on task cards and corresponding record sheets give kids practice measuring and comparing weight using a simple balance.

--> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and save!

In the first 45 cards, children compare two piles of objects to determine which set weighs more and which weighs less.

When they're ready for a challenge, students then move on to the 15 extension cards that invite them to find objects in the room that weigh more or less than a given set.

The STEM challenge pack is so motivating, hands-on and playful! Kids will ask to complete it over and over again.

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Kids will love using real world pictures as inspiration to build 11 common objects each season!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

SPRING-> kite, tree, butterfly, flower, rain boots, watering can, umbrella, bunny, garden trowel, bird, duckling

SUMMER-> popsicle, beach ball, sea star, crab, sailboat, sunglasses, strawberry, shell, soccer ball, fish, sand castle

FALL-> maple leaf, scarecrow, spider, bat, apple pie, candy corn, pumpkin, apple, squirrel, black cat, tractor

WINTER-> mittens, snowflake, pine cone, sled, evergreen tree, gift box, cocoa mug, rose, gingerbread man, penguin, polar bear

The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills!

Grab your set (below) and then hop over and snag our Famous Landmark Cards too!

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Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a batch of pattern blocks. Kids will love building all 55 designs!

Plus, as a bonus, the set also includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 15 any time design task cards

--> 10 fall task cards

--> 10 winter task cards

--> 10 spring task cards

--> 10 summer task cards

--> 3 bonus challenges

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Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a geoboard and rubber band set. Kids will love building all 45 designs.

Plus, as a bonus, the set also includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.

The geoboard STEM challenges are a perfect compliment to our famous landmark challenges, toothpick structures, and craft stick puzzles!

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It's a mega pack of playdough activities in one easy download.

Print and laminate the mats, grab a batch of playdough, and you're all set!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 26 uppercase ABC mats

--> 26 lowercase ABC mats

--> 8 two-dimensional shape mats for circle, triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon and oval

--> 11 counting mats for 0-10

Imagine the hands-on fun and learning in store!

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 10 posters

--> Interactive heat, light and sound flap book

--> Name that energy clip cards

--> Paper cup phone science center and record sheet

--> Straw pan flute science center and record sheet

--> Loud or soft dauber sheet

--> Water magic science center and record sheet

--> All about light activity sheet

--> Is it transparent? dauber sheet

--> The speed of heat science center and record sheet

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Students will learn about a canyon, continent, cave, glacier, gulf, island, lake, mesa, mountain, ocean, peninsula, plain, river, valley, volcano and waterfall.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Spin and Color Continent and Ocean Game

--> Earth Playdough Activity

--> Graham Cracker Plate Tectonics Activity

--> K-W-L Chart

--> 16 Posters

--> 15 Famous Landmark Cards to Build with Playdough

--> Landform Reports

--> All About Landform Sheet

NOTE: All of our products are instant downloads.

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The Human Body Activity Pack includes information-packed posters, engaging layer books, science centers and human body craftivities. The easy to differentiate pack is perfect for kids from preschool through second grade.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Human Body Systems Posters (circulatory, digestive, muscular, nervous, skeletal, and a bonus brain poster)

--> Body Systems Layer Book (2 black and white versions and 2 color options)

--> Brain Puzzle

--> Brain Hat

--> Hand Bones Coloring Sheet

--> Hand X-ray Craft

--> Find Your Pulse Activity

--> Digestive System in a Bag

NOTE: All of our products are instant downloads.

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The real world photos bring the animals alive for young scientists!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 2 Habitat Flap Books

--> 18 Habitat Clip Cards

--> All About Migration Activity Sheet and Animal Photos

--> All About Camouflage Activity Sheet and Animal Photos

--> Sneaky Camouflage Activity

--> Food Chain Puzzles

--> All About Food Chains Activity

--> Animal Reports

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Word Wall Cards

--> Interactive Flap Book

--> Chart the Weather Game

--> Weather Reports

--> Weather Bingo (class set)

--> Cotton Ball Cloud Activity

--> Clothing Clip Cards

--> Number Clip Cards for 1-10

--> Weather Math

--> Thermometer Clip Cards

--> Color the Thermometer (Celsius and Fahrenheit version)

--> Weather Themed ABC Pages

--> Tornado in a Jar Science Activity (with record sheet)

--> Water Cycle in a Bag Science Activity (with record sheet)

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The science bundle is perfect to use for whole class lessons, small group work or science stations in Pre-K, Kindergarten, First or Second Grade.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Outer Space

--> Weather

--> Force and Motion

--> 5 Senses

--> Plants

--> Light, Sound and Heat

--> Animals

--> Landforms

--> Human Body Systems

--> States of Matter

--> Bat Animal Study

--> Super Cool Science Kit

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STUDENTS WILL:

--> Test the flight distance and load capacity of paper airplanes,

--> Make spinning paper helicopters,

--> Build index card towers,

--> And test the strength of different 3D shapes.

The center cards, posters, record sheets and easy to follow directions are great to use as STEM centers, makerspaces or science centers.

Want more?! Grab ALL of our STEM challenges (including this one!) HERE.

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STUDENTS WILL:

.--> Make an unsinkable marshmallow take a dive,

.--> Build marshmallow boats,

.--> Create weight bearing towers,

.--> Design a 3-dimensional cube,

The pack includes easy to follow teacher directions, posters, STEM center cards and activity record sheets.

Develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills. And use the activities to learn about buoyancy and wind too!

--> Bundle with all of our STEM activity packs and save!

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STUDENTS WILL:

--> Build cookie skyscrapers

--> Make Matchbox Car garages

--> Design cookie parachutes

--> Create weight bearing bridges

--> And sneak in some math with cookie jar estimating

The pack includes easy to follow teacher directions, STEM center cards and activity record sheets.

Develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills. Plus use the fun estimation activity to work on important math skills too!

The cookie STEM challenges are a perfect compliment to our toothpick STEM structures and famous landmark STEM cards!

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The pack provides a quick assessment you can use to differentiate the activities for a variety of learners.

Then kids begin breaking down the numbers 3 through 10 with counting beans, unifix cubes and two-color counters.

The activities are a perfect compliment to our Number Formation Pack and Write and Wipe Counting Cards!

NOTE: All of our products are instant downloads.

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The counting cards are great to use in preschool or kindergarten math centers! Just print, laminate and play.

STUDENTS WILL COUNT AND DRAW:

--> Gumballs

--> Cow Spots

--> Bubbles

--> Teddy Bear Band-aids

--> Dump Truck Rocks

--> Raindrops

That's six counting card sets in all!

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These 12 motivating, hands-on activities make learning the 5 senses irresistibly fun and easy to prep. They're great to use as whole class activities or science centers.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 5 Senses Rhymes (one for each sense)

--> Interactive Flap Book

--> 5 Handwriting Activity Sheets (one for each sense)

--> Popcorn Senses Activity

--> 5 Senses Detective Mystery

--> 2 Game Boards

--> I Smell Something... Challenge

--> Mystery Scents

--> Color Hunt

--> Secret Sense of Touch Balloons

--> Mystery Jelly Beans Activity

--> Sound Mysteries Activity

Love these?!

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 27 clip cards practicing 1, 2 and 3 syllable words

--> A kinesthetic (active) syllable sort with 52 word cards

--> A black and white syllable sort with 14 words

The pack is a perfect compliment to our Rhyming Pack and Phonemic Awareness Elkonin Boxes!

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This mega pack includes 114 sound boxes giving kids practice sounding out 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words.

To play, students say the word out loud normally once and then stretch out the word slowly. They tap their finger (or slide a manipulative) into a box for each phoneme they hear.

Step up the fun by using the sound boxes with a variety of manipulatives: sliding counting chips, driving in Matchbox cars, squishing balls of playdough, clipping small clothespins, sliding LEGO bricks, or writing an X with a dry erase marker.

Children will soon be able to name and replace phonemes in a snap!

NOTE: All of our activity packs are instant downloads.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Scientific Method Posters

--> Editable STEM Box Labels and Student Checklist

--> Toothpick Structure Challenge Cards

--> Famous Landmark Challenge Cards

--> Weight Measurement Challenges

--> Linear Measurement Challenges

--> Pattern Block Challenges

--> Geoboard Challenges

--> Computer Coding Challenge Cards

--> Cookie Structure Challenges

--> Marshmallow Boat Challenges

--> Straw Challenges

--> Craft Stick Puzzles

--> Paper Challenges

--> Molecules and Atoms

--> 4 Season Building Cards

--> Telling Time Challenges

--> Christmas STEM Challenges

--> Winter STEM Challenge

--> Valentine's Day STEM Challenges

--> St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenges

--> Easter STEM Challenges

--> Spring STEM Challenges

--> Back to School STEM Challenges

--> Apple STEM Challenges

--> Farm STEM Challenges

--> Fall STEM Challenges

--> Holidays Around the World Challenges

--> Snow STEM Challenges

--> Rainbow STEM Challenges

--> Earth Day STEM Challenges

--> Building Block STEM Challenges

--> Alphabet Geoboard Challenges

--> Math Geoboard Challenges

--> Symmetry Mats

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The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills.

Just cut apart the cards and grab a batch of building blocks for some serious STEM fun.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Great Wall of China // China

--> The Twelve Apostles // Australia

--> Mount Everest // Nepal

--> Piazza San Marco // Italy

--> The Hollywood Sign // USA

--> Mount Eden Crater // New Zealand

--> Neuschwanstein Castle // Germany

--> Hagia Sophia // Turkey

--> The Great Buddha // Japan

--> White House // USA

--> Pyramids of Giza // Egypt

--> Saint Spyridonas Church // Greece

--> Tower Bridge // England

--> Notre Dame Cathedral // France

--> Sphinx // Egypt

--> Golden Gate Bridge // USA

--> Burj Khalifa // United Arab Emirates

--> Leaning Tower of Pisa // Italy

--> Forbidden City // China

--> Jefferson Arch // USA

--> Saint Basil's Cathedral // Russia

--> Sydney Opera House // Australia

--> Parthenon // Greece

--> Space Needle // USA

--> Taj Mahal // India

--> Eiffel Tower // France

--> Angkor Wat // Cambodia

--> Kukulcan El Castilla // Mexico

--> Easter Island Statues // Chile

--> Empire State Building // USA

--> Colosseum // Italy

--> Arc de Triomphe // France

--> Machu Picchu // Peru

--> Statue of Liberty // USA

--> CN Tower // Canada

--> Tower of Hercules // Spain

--> Rialto Bridge // Italy

--> Stonehenge // England

--> Sucevita Monastery // Romania

--> Petronas Towers // Malaysia

--> Potala Palace // China

--> Red Fort // India

--> Wat Phra Si Sanphet // Thailand

--> Butchart Garden // Canada

--> Ayers Rock // Australia

--> Red Fort // India

--> Cologne Cathedral // Germany

For students who are ready for a challenge, the pack includes 4 different record sheets to choose from too!

The famous landmark STEM challenge is a perfect compliment to our toothpick STEM structures!

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Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container of playdough and you're ready to start problem solving.

(You can even switch out the playdough for jelly beans, marshmallows or gumdrops to add a fun, seasonal twist.)

After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> (14) 2-dimensional challenge cards

--> (10) 3-dimensional challenge cards

--> (2) record sheets with answer keys

--> A build your own picture challenge for kids who are ready to be stretched.

Bundle the cards with ALL of our STEM challenges and save HERE!

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To play, kids roll either one or two dice (depending on the version they're using) and cover the matching number with a pattern block.

EACH OF THE 20 DESIGNS COMES IN 2 VERSIONS:

--> a roll and cover sheet practicing the numbers 1-6

--> PLUS a roll, add, and cover page working on adding together two numbers up to 12.

STUDENTS WILL BUILD:

--> police car

--> fireman and hose

--> rose

--> swan

--> owl on a branch

--> number ten

--> lion

--> watering can

--> sailboat

--> castle

--> bird

--> penguin

--> train

--> hearts

--> elephant

--> gorilla

--> bee and flower

--> caterpillar

--> sun

--> fish

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Each game comes in color and black and white versions, and they are perfect for centers or small reading groups. Grab them now to help your students move on to ending sounds in no time!

BEGINNING SOUND GAMES INCLUDED:

--> Clip cards

--> Alphabet match up puzzles

--> 5 game boards

--> Color by sound no prep sheets

--> Sound sort

--> Mystery beginning sound no prep sheets

--> Beginning sound cover up mats

--> Match & cover consonants and vowels

NOTE: All of our activities are instant downloads.

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Because all of the pages are editable, the activities work with any name under the sun. Type it once and the name automatically loads into every page. It's a huge time saver!

The editable name games include ten motivating activities.  Check out all of the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Dot the letters in your name sheets

--> Name puzzles

--> Colorful letter art collages and class book

--> In my name/not in my name sorting mat

--> Magnetic letter spelling mat

--> Play dough spelling mat

--> Name writing practice sheets

--> Name book

--> Glue tracing page

--> Symmetrical name craftivity

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Make a sprout house, try your hand at leaf chromatography, turn a flower not one but TWO colors and more!

Check out all the motivating details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

PLANT SCIENCE ACTIVITIES

--> Plants Are, Can, Have, Need...

--> Parts of Seeds, Plants and Photosynthesis Posters

--> Plant and Seed Labeling Pages

--> Living/Not Living Clip Cards

--> Sunflower Life Cycle Hat

--> Sprout House Experiment

--> Plant Journal

--> Two Tone Flower Experiment

--> Leaf Chromatography Experiment

--> 2 Foldable Life Cycle Craftivities

--> Pumpkin Life Cycle Sequencing

--> Flower Interactive Lapbook

Note: All of our products are instant downloads so you can use them right away!

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The bug and butterfly set includes plenty of variety so that you can easily differentiate for different learners. Work on alphabet letters, word families, sight words, counting, adding, life cycles and so much more!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Rainbow butterflies practicing upper and lowercase pairs

--> Alphabet puzzles working on letter sounds

--> 2 EDITABLE sight word games

--> Rhyming clip cards

--> Word family clip cards and writing activity

--> 0-20 counting clip cards

--> Ten frame coloring sheets

--> Roll and cover pattern block mats practicing counting and adding

--> Ladybug addition sheets

--> Butterfly life cycle hats

--> Butterfly life cycle posters

--> Ladybug life cycle wheels

--> Ladybug life cycle posters

--> 4 story starters

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Interactive Flap Books

--> Shape Hunts

--> Clip and Sort Activity

--> Shape Bingo (Class Set)

--> Shape Puzzles

--> Playdough Mats

--> Shape Sandwich Clip Cards

--> Shape Graphs

--> Roll and Cover Sheets

--> Color by Shape Pages

--> Shape Alphabet Activity Sheets

That's 63 pages of hands-on fun in all!

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Colorful states of matter posters

--> Easy prep science journal for recording results

--> Interactive flap book

--> Clip and sort activity

--> States of matter clip cards

--> 8 hands-on science experiments

--> Rainbow Jar

--> Water Cycle in a Bag

--> Yeast Balloons

--> Ice Excavation

--> Mystery Balloons

--> Butter in a Jar

--> Balloon Balance

--> Ice Cream in a Bag

The ready-to-teach activity pack gives you everything you need to make states of matter engaging and memorable for kids!

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Kids are fascinated by space and these 25 science, math and literacy activities take their excitement to a whole new level.

There's so much included in this set! Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

SCIENCE

--> Solar System Hats

--> Space Bingo (class set!)

--> Space Match Up

--> Clip the Planet

--> How Far are the Planets from the Sun?

--> Planet Fact Sheets (Including ready to read summaries for each planet)

--> Oreo Moon Phases

--> More Water or Land?

MATH

--> Space Race

--> 2D Shape Concentration

--> 2D Color by Shape Game

--> 3D Color by Shape Game

--> Comparing Space Rockets (Greater than and less than)

--> AB, ABB and ABC Space Patterns

--> Skipping Stars (Working on skip counting by 2, 5, 10 and all three at once)

LITERACY

--> Roll an Alien (It's EDITABLE so you can practice any words under the sun!)

--> Space Race Sight Word Game (Also EDITABLE!)

--> 5 Spin a Word Family Sheets

--> Outer Space Alphabet

--> Handwriting Activity Pages

--> NO PREP Space Stories

--> My Space Flip Book

--> My Trip to the Moon First, Next, Then Story

--> Mini Planet Book

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BIG UPDATE--> The pack now includes D'Nealian handwriting pages and British English versions that ask kids to "colour" instead of "color".

Use the covers to bind them together as an engaging handwriting book or have kids work on the sheets one at a time!

The handwriting activity sheets are great to use as morning work, word work stations, supplemental handwriting practice or alphabet activity in kindergarten or preschool.

STUDENTS WILL:

--> Write upper and lowercase letters with highlighters,

--> Rainbow write them with six colors of crayons (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple),

--> Write them in boxes

--> Trace them on a line

--> And color a word that starts with the sound

These handwriting activity sheets are so motivating! Just print and play.

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This print and play pack includes 20 motivating ways to teach alphabet letters, word families, sight words, number concept, graphing, estimating and so much more.

The Valentine's Day activities are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for pre-K, kindergarten and first grade!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Alphabet Hearts. Such a motivating way to work on letter recognition and upper and lowercase pairing.

--> Letter Sound Clip Cards. Clip the letter that starts each word.

--> Rhyming Puzzles. Find the matching words.

--> Perfect Pairs. Sound out 16 pairs of CVC words.

--> EDITABLE Sight Word Dash. Race to give your friends their valentines as you read and write sight words along the way.

--> EDITABLE Heart Words. Write your word list in a Valentine's tray!

--> 2 Little Reader Books. Practice pointing underneath each word, using picture clues and more.

--> 3 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.

MATH

The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including counting, number writing, patterns, estimation, odds and evens and graphing.

--> 1-20 Ten Frame Dab. Read the number and then fill your ten frame with that many dots.

--> Spin to 20 Game. Race to reach 20 as you practice adding on.

--> Making 10 Challenge Cards and Review Sheet. How many more do you need to make 10?

--> Heart Patterns. Solve AB, ABB, ABCD, AABB, AAB and ABC patterns.

--> Shape Graphs. Pick up a valentine, name the shape and graph it. What shape reaches the top first?

--> Estimation Station. Practice making good guesses and comparing them to actual answers.

AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING!

There are 20 Valentine's Day activities in all.

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And, as a huge bonus, the mega pack of word work centers requires almost no prep.

"I really feel like this is the holy grail of word work activities. I'm using it for at-home practice for my first grade child, and I love the variety included as well as ease of use. I mostly use the activities that are blank and can be used with any list (her favorites are Add it Up, Small/Med/Large and Magic Words), but I LOVE the ones where you can type the words in and they auto-populate the activity for you. It's like magic and it's so easy. Thank you!" - Emily Knutson

Kids love that they're fun - teachers love that they're ready to play and easy to differentiate for every learner in class!

Whether you're in need of ready to go literacy centers, word work stations, fun spelling practice or homeschool activities, this pack has you covered.

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Whether you're putting together a winter unit, or just want to step up math and literacy learning, this Winter Activity Pack is a must.

Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Alphabet Snowballs (Upper and Lowercase Match Up)

--> Alphabet Letter Sound Puzzles

--> Winter Alphabet Spin

--> Winter Beginning Sound Clip Cards

--> Arctic Sight Word Race - EDITABLE

--> Arctic Sight Word Snow Writing - EDITABLE

--> How to Build a Snowman Flap Book

--> 2 Silly Story Starters

MATH

--> Snowman Counting Mats 1-10

--> Snowman Ten Frames from 1-20

--> Color by Ten Frame

--> Roll to 50

--> Roll to 100

--> Missing Numbers

--> This or That (3 versions for easy differentiating)

--> Greater Than and Less Than Mittens-

--> Odd and Even Snowball Sort

--> Penguin Goldfish Patterns

--> Snowman Roll and Cover Pattern Block Mats

--> Making 10 Penguin Activity

--> Subtracting from 10 Snowflake Activity

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The 16 motivating math and literacy activities include ABC games, counting activities, sight word games, little reader books, graphing sheets, rhyming clip cards and more.

Check out all the fun details below!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Rhyming Clip Cards. Build rhyming skills.

--> Handwriting Pages. Practice letter formation and letter sounds.

--> Alphabet Dab. Work on letter recognition and upper-lowercase pairs.

--> Mayflower Race. Race around the game board reading and writing sight words!

--> Roll and Write. Roll the die and write the word that matches.

--> 5 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.

--> Little Reader Books. Practice early reading skills with two emergent readers: Five Little Turkeys and I Love My Family.

MATH

--> 1 to 20 Clip Cards. A fun counting, number recognition and fine motor activity in one.

--> Ten Frame Dab. Practice the numbers 1 to 20 with a playful ten frame game.

--> Color by Ten Frame. A motivating way to build number concept.

--> Feather Patterns. Practice AB, AAB, ABB, ABC and AABB patterns with a Thanksgiving twist.

--> Cut and Paste Patterns. Find the missing Thanksgiving picture!

--> Roll and Graph. Roll the dice, add the dots together and graph the matching number.

--> Adding to Ten. How many more wishbones do you need to make ten?

--> Subtracting Sheets. Roll the die and take away that many pies. How many are left?

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Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Posters with memorable poems (one for each number) to hang on the wall as helpful reminders,

--> A 0-10 review sheet kids can take home to practice with their families,

--> Plus number activity sheets that work on writing and concept.

--> MEMORABLE RHYMES

Teaching kids silly number rhymes is a simple way to help them learn to write the digits 0-9. Once they know those 10 digits, they can write any number under the sun: numbers as small as 15 and numbers as big as 359,461, 209,607.

Introduce one digit at a time by teaching the kids a goofy poem they're sure to remember.

"Down and around. Then you stop. We finish 5 with a line on top!"

I included large poster sized printables for you to hang on the wall or use for whole class instruction plus a review sheet kids can use to practice in a math station or with their parents at home.

Then continue the fun with rhymes for those tricky teens and twenties too!

--> ACTIVITY SHEETS

To help kids connect those numbers with their concept, I designed hands-on number activity sheets (one for each number from 0 to 30).

In all, kids practice 6-7 different ways of making just each number. So comprehensive!

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The set is great to use as a whole class activity or small group game. It's serious low -prep fun.

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all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes.

These 26 books make learning sight words fun for kids and prep-free for you. Each activity book in the set includes two pages - one front and one back. Just print them back to back and you're ready to use them as word work stations, literacy centers, homeschool lessons.... there are so many possibilities!

To make sight word practice motivating and fun, each book has kids practice different combinations of activities. Depending on the book, kids write the sight words upside down, highlight them, graph them, roll and write them, dab them with a Bingo marker, break them from a code and so much more. Check out the pictures for a peek inside.

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PLUS, your download also includes a no-prep science journal that goes along with the 30 jaw-dropping science experiments so kids can easily keep track of their results.

But that's just the beginning! Get ready for plenty of "oohs" and "aahs."

There's so much included in this set! Check out all of the fun experiments below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> The Disappearing Egg Shell

--> Walking Water

--> Tornado in a Jar

--> Flying Tea Bags

--> Magic Balloons

--> Disappearing Skittles

--> Dancing Raisins

--> Volcano in a Jar

--> Rainbow Milk

--> Candy Chromatography

--> Water Cycle in a Bag

--> Crystal Names

--> Fireworks in a Jar

--> States of Matter Balloons

--> Dying Flowers

--> Fluffy Soap

--> Shining Pennies

--> Fishing for Ice

--> Sink or Float

--> Little Sprout House

--> Making Grapes

--> Lava in a Cup

--> Running Pepper

--> Sink and Float Oranges

--> Will it Melt?

--> Peppermint Fireworks

--> Sunscreen Science

--> Is it Magnetic?

--> Phases of the Moon

That's more than 30 awesome science experiments PLUS a kid-friendly, no prep science journal. Get ready for some serious fun!!

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a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you.

There's so much included in this set! Check out all the fun details below.

These 40 books make learning sight words fun for kids and prep-free for you. Each word in the set includes two pages - one front and one back. Just print them back to back and you're ready to use them as word work stations, literacy centers, homeschool lessons.... there are so many possibilities!

To make sight word practice motivating and fun, each book includes various combinations of six different activities. Depending on the book, kids trace the sight words with stickers, stamp it, write it around shapes, Bingo dab the sight word, highlight it, rainbow write it and so much more. Check out the pictures for a peek inside.

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 4 Pre-filled 100th Day Trail Mix Mats

--> 4 Editable 100th Day Trail Mix Mats

--> 2 STEM Challenges

--> If I Were 100 Years Old... Writing Prompt

--> I Wish I Had 100... Writing Prompt

--> 100th Day Fitness Challenge

--> Roll and Race Math Game

--> 100 Flips Math Game

--> Fingerprint Stamps

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The 14 Common Core aligned activities are great to use for math stations, morning work, homework or math lessons.  And if you're going to use the activities in an American classroom, I included a helpful list of kindergarten and first grade Common Core Standards that align with the pack. Easy peasy.

Most of the activities include multiple versions giving you plenty of ways to differentiate. One student can be working on the numbers 1-10 while another child completes the same activity with the numbers 111-120.

There's so much included in this set! Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

WAYS TO TEACH:

*Counting to 120,

*Counting forward from a given number,

*Comparing numbers,

*Understanding that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones and

*Finding 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.

KIDS PLAY:

*I Have, Who Has // Class set

*Match Up // Small group game

*Draw the Numbers

*Trace, Draw and Count

*Four Ways

*Roll, Draw and Write

*Dab the Biggest Number

*Before and After

*Mystery Numbers

*Color and Write

*Place Value Match Up

*Missing Numbers

*Race to 120

*Zip to 1

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They make it so easy to create customized math centers for every group in class!

SAVE TIME

Just type your math facts on the quick start page and they automatically load into every activity so you can quickly print and play.

SAVE MONEY

Simply swap out the math facts when kids are ready to move on - there's no need to buy a new activity pack.

EASILY DIFFERENTIATE

Create duplicate versions of the same game using differentiated math facts. One group of students can practice addition to 12 while another group of children works on the same activity but focuses on two-digit addition.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 4 Editable Pocket Chart Games

--> 4 Editable Board Games

--> 4 Editable Match Up Puzzles

--> 3 Editable No Prep Games

AND THEY ALL COME WITH RECORD SHEETS!

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The set is perfect for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Rhyming Clip Cards. Clip the word that rhymes!

--> Alphabet Christmas Lights. Such a motivating way to work on letter recognition and upper and lowercase pairing.

--> Letter Sound Puzzles. Solve playful puzzles by matching letters to words that start with them.

--> Alphabet Clip Strips. An awesome way to practice upper and lowercase pairs.

--> ABC Trees. Roll the alphabet die and color the matching ornament. So fun for letter recognition!

--> Christmas Themed Handwriting Activity Sheets (in Print and D'Nealian). Strengthen letter formation and fine motor skills.

--> EDITABLE Sight Word Maze. Race to Santa's workshop and read sight words along the way.

--> Christmas Bingo (Class Set). Play a fun round of Bingo as you practice reading Christmas themed words.

--> North Pole Little Reader Book. Practice pointing underneath each word, using picture clues and more.

--> 5 Story Starters. Get kids writing with fun story prompts.

MATH

--> Christmas Counting Clip Cards. A fun counting, number recognition and fine motor activity in one.

--> Counting Mats. Reinforce counting from 1 to 10 and ten frames.

--> 1-20 Ten Frame Dab. Read the number and then fill your ten frame with that many dots.

--> Color by Ten Frame. Work on instantly recognizing the numbers 1 to 20.

--> Spin to 20 Game. Race to reach 20 as you practice adding on.

--> This or That. Compare two numbers and color the one that's largest.

--> Roll to 30 Sheet. Practice number recognition and adding on as you race to 30.

--> Making 10 Challenge Cards and Review Sheet. How many more do you need to make 10?

--> Cut and Paste. Solve AB, ABB and ABC patterns.

--> Candy Cane Patterns. How many different patterns can you create?

--> Reindeer Spin and Graph Shapes. Flick the spinner, name the shape and graph it. What shape reaches the top first?

--> Christmas Tree Roll and Cover Pattern Block Mat. Race to cover the pattern block mat and practice number recognition and adding along the way.

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Teach letter names, letter formation, sight words, story writing, counting, beginning addition, comparing numbers, 2D shapes, the pumpkin life cycle and more.

This pumpkin activity pack includes 21 projects in one easy download- ABC games, EDITABLE sight word games, math centers, science activities...

Check out all of the fun details below!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

LITERACY

--> Alphabet Activity Sheets for P, S and T

--> Rolling Pumpkins ABC Game

--> Five Little Pumpkins Rhyme

--> 3 Versions of Five Little Pumpkins Little Reader Books

--> EDITABLE Pumpkin Sight Word Hunt

--> EDITABLE Sight Word Mystery Pumpkins

--> 2 NO PREP Story Starters

MATH

--> Pumpkin Glyphs

--> Write and Wipe Adding on Cards

--> Pumpkin Ten Frames

--> Comparing Numbers from 1-20 Sheets

--> Adding to Ten

--> Number Cover Up for 1-6

--> Addition Cover Up for 2-12

--> 2D Shape Clip Cards

--> Spin and Color Shape Pumpkins

SCIENCE

--> Pumpkins Are... Brainstorm

--> Pumpkin Life Cycle Hat

--> Life Cycle Craftivity

--> Life Cycle Sequencing

--> Foldable Pumpkin Plant Journal

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The 147 pages of pretend play printables give kids plenty of practice cooperating, communicating, reading, writing and doing math. Children will have so much fun playing that they won't even notice they're learning too!

Each set includes easy to follow instructions, signs, worker badges and fun, hands-on math and literacy activities.

Plus, to make differentiating easier, there are two versions of each learning activity. For instance, construction workers can pick from pre-filled work orders or blank versions requiring writing.

The colorful graphics and high interest topics make this set an awesome addition to any classroom or home.

Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Clothing boutique

--> Bakery

--> Grocery store

--> Construction site

--> Police station

--> Voting station

--> Airport

--> School

--> Doctor's office

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The activities make it so easy to set up math stations! Just print, prep and play.  The easy-to-follow instructions make them perfect for parent volunteers or classroom helpers.

The 25 printable centers give students practice with:

--> 2D Shapes
--> Patterns
--> Sorting
--> Number recognition to 20
--> Number formation
--> Counting to 20
--> Ten frames
--> Graphing
--> Introductory measuring

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Number Rainbows

--> Counting Clip Cards (2 sets)

--> Roll and Color Number Game

--> Number Dominoes

--> Ten Frame Dab

--> Roll and Write 1-9

--> Number 1-20 Puzzles

--> Kids Color Up 1-12 Game

--> Pizza Shop 1-20 Counting Cards

--> Number Bingo for 1-20

--> How Many Long? Linear Measurement Activity

--> Shape Graph

--> Shape Sort

--> I Have, Who Has Shape Game

--> Shape Puzzles

--> Roll and Color Shape Sheet

--> Color Sort

--> Graphing Colors

--> Counting Bear Pattern Cards

--> Farm Pattern Cut and Glue Sheet

--> Popsicle Stick Pattern Cards

Bundle with my alphabet and fine motor centers and save!

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-AB, -AD, -AG, -AM, -AN, -AP, -AT, -AX, -EB, -ED, -EG, -EM, -EN, -ET, -IB, -ID, -IG, -IM, -IN, -ING, -IP, -IT, -IX, -OB, -OD, -OG, -OM, -OP, -OT, -OX, -UB, -UD, -UG, -UM, -UN, -UP, -US, -UT, -UX and -UT.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 5 Word Family Posters

--> Word Family Puzzles

--> No Prep Color by Word Family Sheets

--> Word Family Mats

--> CVC Clip Strips

--> Say and Spell Task Cards

--> 5 Pocket Chart Games

--> 2 Word Family Sorts

--> 9 Word Family Board Games

That's 18 motivating short vowel word family centers in all!

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The Word Work Bundle includes ALL of my phonics and sight word packs... including all of the EDITABLE ones... so you have everything you need in one spot.

It's tailor-made for preschool, kindergarten and first grade teachers.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

The MEGA bundle includes 450+ centers practicing sight words and phonics skills:

--> Rhyming

--> Syllable segmenting

--> Names

--> Alphabet letter names and sounds

--> Beginning sounds

--> Short vowels

--> CVC words

--> Beginning digraphs

--> Ending digraphs

--> Beginning blends

--> Ending blends

--> Vowel teams

--> Magic E words

--> Diphthongs

--> R-controlled vowels

--> Compound words

--> Sight Words

--> Reading fluency

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Just print, prep and play year after year.

There's so much included in this set! Check out all the fun details below.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> 18 Rhyming Puzzles

--> Spin a Rhyme

--> Rhyming Bingo (Class Set)

--> Color the Rhyme

--> I Have, Who Has (Class Set)

--> Rhyming Sort

--> 18 Clip Cards

--> Rhyme Time Game

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INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

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These hands-on activities strengthen hand-eye coordination, hand muscles and fine motor skills kids need for writing later.  The 18 motivating activities are great to use as literacy centers, morning work or home school lessons.

Check out all the fun details below!

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

--> Monster Googly Eye Gluing

--> Q-tip Ten Frame Painting

--> Cupcake Counting Cards

--> Gumball Jar Game

--> The Flip and Draw Game

--> Paperclip Chaining

--> The Great Hole Punch Race

--> Lacing Cards

--> Scissor Cutting Practice Pages

--> Rainbow Tracing Sheets

--> Frog Hop Stamping

--> Salt Tracing

--> Clip Cards

--> Rolling Goldfish Game

--> Puzzles

--> LEGO Pattern Cards

Bundle with our Pre-K Math Centers and Alphabet Packs and save!

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The 63 alphabet, math and fine motor activities save you so. much. time planning and prepping centers, morning work or stations.

The set bundles three activity packs into one easy download:

--> 25 Pre-K Math Centers

--> 18 Fine Motor Centers

--> 20 Alphabet Activities

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"By far one of THE BEST Teachers Pay Teachers purchases I have made!" -Amy H. 

These 32 sight word games are EDITABLE making it easy for you to practice any word list under the sun: CVC words, CVCe words, beginning digraph words, diphthongs, vowel teams... the sky really is the limit!

Save Time

Just type your words on the getting started page and they automatically load into every activity so you can quickly print and play.

Save Money

Simply swap out the words when kids are ready to move on - there's no need to buy a new activity pack.

Easily Differentiate

Create duplicate versions of the same game using differentiated word lists. One group of students can practice 18 decodable short A words while another group of children works on the same activity but focuses on harder words.

You can even EDIT THE DIRECTIONS!

"How am I only finding this resource now?... As a French teacher, I so often find myself having to create my own resources or tweak English resources that I find. This amazing packet removes that headache! You have just saved me so much time, girlfriend. I can't say thank you enough!! :)" -BILINGUAL MINGLE

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